"The Dagleshs are quite formidable," Contrary to the Dagleshs' excitement, Renee's heart sank and she revealed a worried expression. She knew that Leon had the intention to work with the Dagleshs since he agreed to their invitation. This was hardly good news for the Morrisons. However, it was up to Leon to decide who he wanted to work with and she could not help that he favored the Dagleshs. Thankfully, she managed to postpone Leon's visit by a day and bought more time for the Morrisons. It was up to Hugo to see if the Morrisons could beat the Dagleshs to obtain the partnership with Cynthion Group. "Mister Wolf, if there's nothing else you need, we will leave for now!" Elder Daglesh and Jensen said farewell to Leon and left with the other two men. Once they left, Renee started pouting. "Miss Morrison, what's wrong? Are you upset because I agreed to go to the Dagleshs' mansion?" Sensing her frustration, Leon asked. He thought back to how he ignored the pleading look in
"Miss Morrison, I'm sorry, but I have a reason to use a fake name. I didn't mean to toy with you or lie to you. Please forgive me," Leon smiled and apologized. "Reason? What reason?" she asked in confusion. "Well," Leon hesitated. "Forget it if you don't want to tell me," Renee was rather disappointed as she could not tell if he was lying or had a reason to hide his identity. "Well, I can tell you about it if you want to know. Part of my reason for coming here is to search and track the Southern Boss down," Leon explained thoughtfully. He merely hid his identity to avoid alerting the Southern Boss. However, the circumstances changed. He already found the Southern Boss and since Felton exposed him earlier, he could conclude that the Southern Boss knew he was in the western region. Since everything was out in the open, it would not hurt for him to tell Renee the truth. "I see!" Realization dawned on Renee. She thought that Leon hid his identity to toy with the Morrisons
"Oh, sure! Let's go, Renee!" Leon said hesitantly. After spending a few days with Renee, he realized that she was a good person apart from the fact that she was proud. Hence, he came to consider her as his friend as well. Since Renee asked that he change the way he addressed her, he agreed readily. With that, he and Renee left the area and went to buy the tools he needed. Afterward, Renee considered the fact that this was Leon's first time in the western region, and she suggested taking him around to relax. Leon was indeed quite tired from running around for the past few days. Since he did not have much to do in the afternoon, he accepted her proposal. Renee took him to all the tourist sights and Leon began to relax. In the evening, the two shared a luxurious dinner and parted ways. Meanwhile, Leon returned to the hotel. Since the jadeite plates and alchemy pot were all in place, his first thought was to make the Rainbow Fruit into alchemical pills to enhance his powe
"Grandpa, I got lucky. Using our connection, I've already acquired a rather established pharmaceutical firm! If everything goes well, I can have all the paperwork done by tomorrow afternoon," Hugo explained with a smile. The Morrisons were the head of all families in the western region and they had connections in all industries. Hugo was lucky enough to acquire a pharmaceutical firm through the Morrisons' connection. On top of that, the pharmaceutical firm was large in scale and ideal in all aspects. He knew that Leon would be pleased. However, the acquisition and share-transferring procedures would take time. At the moment, Hugo only paid a deposit, and the rest needed to be done the next day. "Very well!" Caleb and the elders were all overjoyed that their plan was going smoothly. "Hugo, you did well. You never disappoint me! Once all the paperwork is submitted, we can present this pharmaceutical firm to Mister Wolf and secure the partnership with Cynthion Group!" Caleb sa
"How's it inappropriate?" Caleb and the elders were taken aback. They all exchanged confused glances as they were unsure of why Jayden would object to this. "Dad, elders, think about it. It'd require hundreds of millions for us to acquire a pharmaceutical firm. At the moment, we aren't certain about our chances of securing the partnership, yet we are already spending a fortune on a pharmaceutical firm to present to Hugh as a gift. Don't you think this is ridiculous?" Jayden said. "Well," Caleb and the others were instantly rendered speechless as Jayden was not wrong. A business deal would always prioritize profits. The Morrisons were yet to secure the partnership but were already planning to spend a fortune on a pharmaceutical firm for Hugh. This was quite a price to pay and from a business perspective, it was indeed quite ridiculous. "Uncle, you shouldn't think of it that way. A few hundred million isn't a small amount, but it'd all be worth it so long as we get to partner
"Besides, Hugh's just the vice president, not the chairman! We're spending a fortune to win the favor of a vice president. It's laughable!" Jayden added. "Jayden isn't wrong," The elders exchanged glances, wavering. Like Jayden, they all looked down on Hugh because he was just the vice president. Jayden's words made sense and they started to think that it was foolish of them to fawn over a mere vice president. "Jayden, we understand what you are saying, but Hugh holds the right to decide who Cynthion Group will partner with." "He asked the Dagleshs to compete with us because he now prefers the Dagleshs. To obtain the partnership with Cynthion Group, we could only gamble on our chances." "We can't just let the Dagleshs get the opportunity," The elders said with resignation. "We don't know that! It's the chairman, Leon Wolf, who makes the call. Hugh's just a puppet acting like he has all the power! If we want the partnership, we can reach out to Leon instead. That's far b
"That's a good idea!" The elders' eyes lit up with joy. Profit would always motivate people. The Morrisons only refrained from agreeing to the partnership because the profit division Hugh proposed was unfavorable. Given Cynthion Group's influence and potential, the Morrisons would benefit greatly if they could convince Leon to raise their profit to thirty percent. Everyone was instantly moved. "What? Uncle, are you seriously still thinking about raising the percentage at this point? Mister Wolf won't agree to it!" Contrary to the elders' reaction, Hugo was shocked to learn that Jayden was still foolishly trying to obtain more profit. Hence, he immediately objected to it. "You are not Leon, so how would you know if he's going to agree? Besides, we are just testing the water by going to the southern region. It's ideal if he agrees to give us thirty percent of the total profit. Even if he doesn't agree to it, we have nothing to lose so long as he agrees to partner with us. I
"Who says that Hugh can't represent Leon? You're all fools!" A melodious voice rose and Renee strode into the main hall. "Renee! What are you saying? We're your seniors! Is this how you speak to us?" Jayden reprimanded in displeasure. The elders felt the same and their expression darkened over being mocked by a junior. "I'm just stating a fact! Let me tell you the truth, Uncle. Hugh's actually Leon, the chairman of Cynthion Group. Isn't it foolish of you to think about going around Hugh to speak with Leon in the southern region?" Renee scoffed. "What? Are you saying that Hugh is Leon? How's that possible?" Jayden and the others were all shocked. Based on what the third elder found, they knew that Leon injured the Southern Boss and eliminated the Demon Lord all by himself. From that, they concluded that Leon was likely in the Advanced Almighty State. His strength and status rivaled that of Caleb and the Western Boss. The world of martial artists valued strength above all a